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Get the tips and tactics you need to hit your mark and follow through so you can be sure you won’t lose your target with the Make the Shot Collection. Prepare for the rut, practice your shot, and learn how to keep track of your whitetail, even after you’ve shot it. “This is an...

Yeah, you’re pretty good with a bow. You can stack arrows in your Block or Rinehart target at 20 and 30 and even 40 yards. You’ve shot deer from weird angles in treestands and ground blinds, made long shots, and threaded an arrow through that tiny gap between those two trees. But you’ll be...

The best shot placement on deer for bowhunting can be learned by watching many of today’s hunting shows on TV. Most folks watch hunting shows only to be entertained. I get that. And who can blame them? But I say there is so much to be learned from today’s hunting programs, especially if you...

If you’ve ever deer hunted in truly cold weather, and I mean 10 or more degrees south of 0° F, you’ve hoped and prayed your hunting boots would wouldn’t fail you. At the 2015 Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show, I got to talk insulation with boot manufacturers and see their latest wares. By...

Deer hunters are constantly wanting outstanding terminal performance from their rifles, slug guns, handguns and muzzleloaders to effectively and quickly put a buck or doe on the ground. Whether you’re chasing big bucks in Iowa or helping with doe management in Alabama, you want to make sure you’re feeding your gun the best ammunition....

The 300-pound-plus 10-pointer was the king of the Canadian hill it stood upon, and it was about to take all that my 165-grain electrochemically bonded lead core bullet could deliver. My shoulder shot dropped the buck in its tracks, and finding the mushroom-shaped lead underneath its skin was a thing of beauty. By Darren...

As you read this little NugeDitty, my 73rd deeranddeerhunting.com NugeBlog, do please share my Gonzo happiness this very day knowing that my wonderful family and I are at the annual Shooting Hunting Outdoor Trade (SHOT) show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Now when I say my family, I’m not just talking about my biological family....

The introduction of new rifles, handguns and muzzleloaders each year is like a second Christmas morning for deer hunters as the wraps come off the top-secret details companies hold close for months or even years. There’s a nice selection of firearms this year for deer hunters to choose from and, word is, more are...

Today’s modern sporting rifles offer lots of accessory options, are being more refined by companies as technology improves and demand increases, and deer hunters now have more options with traditional and MSR firearms. Those are a few good reasons you should give ‘em a try. Another is that MSRs are just darn fun to...

There’s a stiff breeze in my face, and the flighty 8-pointer is standing broadside 125 yards away. Did I select the right charge combination to get the job done? If you’re like me, you’ve ruminated over muzzleloader charges, tinkering time and time again to come up with the right configuration There’s no better place...